Jason Forrester appointed to Standard Chartered Bank AG’s Supervisory Board

Frankfurt, January 16, 2024 – Standard Chartered Bank AG (SCB AG) has appointed Jason Forrester as a member of its Supervisory Board, effective 1 January 2025. He is replacing Tracey McDermott, who retired at the end of 2024.

Jason Forrester is Deputy Chief Risk Officer, Standard Chartered Bank; Global Head of Enterprise Risk Management, and since 2024 also Co-Head Chief Risk Officer for Corporate Investment Banking, based in London. Jason joined Standard Chartered in 2020 as Chief Risk Officer Regions. Prior to joining the bank, Jason held a number of senior risk management positions with Credit Suisse in London, New York, Zurich and Singapore.

 “We are delighted to welcome Jason Forrester to Standard Chartered Bank AG’s Supervisory Board. His extensive expertise in risk management, deep knowledge of corporate and investment banking, and vast experience across many of our key footprint markets – particularly in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia – will undoubtedly strengthen our oversight and strategic guidance. We look forward to the valuable contributions he will bring to our European entity”. Torry Berntsen, Chairman of Standard Chartered Bank AG’s Supervisory Board and Executive Vice-Chairman, Corporate & Investment Banking, Europe, Americas, the Middle East & Africa

Standard Chartered Bank AG was formally established following the granting of a full banking licence in December 2018 and operates as Standard Chartered’s EU hub. SCB AG serves as a cornerstone in the European franchise and enables the Bank to better serve its strategic and evolving European client base, providing lending, transaction banking, corporate finance and financial markets products. SCB AG has a diverse employee base from over 50 nations across offices in Frankfurt, Paris (France), Stockholm (Sweden), and Warsaw (Poland).

The Supervisory Board of Standard Chartered Bank AG is now comprised of: Torry Berntsen (Chairman), Klaus Entenmann (Independent Non-Executive Director), Gerhard Hofmann (Independent Non-Executive Director), Peter Burrill (Group Head, Central Finance and Deputy CFO, Standard Chartered), Molly Duffy (Head of Financial Markets, Europe and Americas, Standard Chartered), Jason Forrester (Deputy Chief Risk Officer, Global Head of Enterprise Risk Management, and Co-Head CRO for Corporate Investment Banking, Standard Chartered) und Michael Spiegel (Group Head Transaction Banking, Standard Chartered).

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